.400 Hitters Club

We all remember who the last .400 hitter was. Many of us even know who it was in the National league. But few of us recall the entire group of hitters who started hot and remained consistent throughout a season.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In 1887, when a player received a bases on balls (walk) he was also awarded a hit in his official statistics. The rules of the day and Major League Baseball recognize the statistics as they were recorded and Baseball Almanac has also complied with the new direction.
"I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400." - Ted Williams
.400 Hitters Club

In Order By Highest Average
Rank Name(s) AVG (Raw AVG) Year Team(s) League
1

Tip O'Neill

 .485 (.48500) 1887

St. Louis

 AA
2

Pete Browning

 .457 (.45681) 1887

Louisville

 AA
3

Bob Caruthers

 .456 (.45581) 1887

St. Louis

 AA
4

Hugh Duffy

 .440 (.43970) 1894

Boston

 NL
5

Yank Robinson

 .427 (.42720) 1887

St. Louis

 AA
6

Nap Lajoie

 .426 (.42647) 1901

Philadelphia

 AL
7

Willie Keeler

 .424 (.42376) 1897

Baltimore

 NL
8

Rogers Hornsby

 .424 (.42351) 1924

St. Louis

 NL
9

Cap Anson

 .421 (.42105) 1887

Chicago

 NL
10

Dan Brouthers

 .420 (.42031) 1887

Detroit

 NL
11

George Sisler

 .420 (.41980) 1922

St. Louis

 AL
12

Ty Cobb

 .420 (.41963) 1911

Detroit

 AL
13

Denny Lyons

 .415 (.41491) 1887

Philadelphia

 AA
14

Sam Thompson

 .414 (.41463) 1894

Philadelphia

 NL
15

Fred Dunlap

 .412 (.41202) 1884

St. Louis

 UA
16

Reddy Mack

 .410 (.40998) 1887

Louisville

 AA
17

Ed Delahanty

 .410 (.40964) 1899

Philadelphia

 NL
18

Jesse Burkett

 .410 (.40956) 1896

Cleveland

 NL
19

Oyster Burns

 .409 (.40879) 1887

Baltimore

 AA
20

Ty Cobb

 .409 (.40868) 1912

Detroit

 AL
21

Joe Jackson

 .408 (.40806) 1911

Cleveland

 AL
22

George Sisler

 .407 (.40729) 1920

St. Louis

 AL
23

Sam Thompson

 .407 (.40727) 1887

Detroit

 NL
24

Ted Williams

 .406 (.40570) 1941

Boston

 AL
25

Jesse Burkett

 .405 (.40540) 1895

Cleveland

 NL
26

Ed Delahanty

 .404 (.40417) 1895

Philadelphia

 NL
27

Ed Delahanty

 .404 (.40404) 1894

Philadelphia

 NL
28

Ross Barnes

 .404 (.40350) 1876

Chicago

 NL
29

Billy Hamilton

 .403 (.40322) 1894

Philadelphia

 NL
30

Rogers Hornsby

 .403 (.40278) 1925

St. Louis

 NL
31

Harry Heilmann

 .403 (.40267) 1923

Detroit

 AL
32

Rogers Hornsby

 .401 (.40128) 1922

St. Louis

 NL
33

Bill Terry

 .401 (.40126) 1930

New York

 NL
34

Hughie Jennings

 .401 (.40115) 1896

Baltimore

 NL
35

Ty Cobb

 .401 (.40114) 1922

Detroit

 AL
Rank Name(s) AVG (Raw AVG) Year Team(s) League
.400 Hitters Club


Ty Cobb, Ed Delahanty, and Rogers Hornsby are the only players to bat over .400 three times during their career — use this list to make up and answer other similar trivia questions.

Examine the players in the .400 Hitters Club then visit SABR's top one-hundred players ever to see how they fared on that legendary list.

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